The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
5 days ago · In-depth analysis and commentary on events across the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on geopolitics, defense, economics, social, and environmental issues.
What’s Driving North Korea’s Unstoppable Military Buildup?
4 days ago · November 01, 2024. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office. On October 31, North Korea fired its newest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong ...
Asia’s Security Order According to India – The Diplomat
5 days ago · First, parallel to China President Xi Jinping’s 2014 “Asia for Asians” urging, India’s vision of an Asian security order comprises a multipolar Asia. Xi’s adage essentially called on ...
South Korea, US Hold ‘2+2’ Meeting Amid Spiking Tensions With …
4 days ago · Credit: U.S. State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy. South Korea and the United States held a 2+2 foreign and defense ministerial meeting in Washington on Thursday, a day after the North launched ...
The US Congressional Elections Will Shape China Policy, Too
5 days ago · The new U.S. Congress will be as important as the next president in setting the direction for future China policy in Washington. Pundits and researchers focused on China-U.S. relations are now ...
Climate Disinformation Is Compromising Taiwan’s Efforts in …
5 days ago · October 31, 2024. Credit: Depositphotos. Taiwan is renowned for its resilience in combating misinformation, disinformation, and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). During the ...
The Caste Census Controversy in India
4 days ago · The issue of a caste census is torn between the ideas of social justice and political correctness. In the 1990s, the Anthropological Survey of India presented a book that summarized seven years of ...
A New Era for Australia-Japan Cooperation – The Diplomat
5 days ago · Japan is a vastly reformed state from the early-mid-20th century. The Australian government clearly now sees Tokyo as one of its most trusted friend, a state that can be relied upon for intimate ...
The Mongolia-US Strategic Partnership Under the Biden …
5 days ago · Under the Obama administration, Mongolia and the U.S. forged stronger defense ties, and U.S. aid to Mongolia reached $268 million in 2014. Biden himself played a key role in those developments. In ...
Additional Kazakh and Uzbek Companies Hit With Russia-Related …
4 days ago · In the State Department’s October 30 round of sanctions, an Uzbekistan-based company, Elite Investment Group, and a Turkish company, Guclu Global, were sanctioned for sending shipments of CHPL ...